a weak china? which poses the greater threat? >> i think u.s. policy has consistently been, for decades, that we support a strong china, and it's very much in u.s. interests and the interests of those in the neighborhood to see a strong, stable, productive, cooperative china. i think, just to further put a point on what richard said, one of the things that we will be looking for are some structural reforms in china. the united states is not going to be, in the same way it has been in the past, the export location of last resort. you need more internal demand inside china. so in that respect, it really is not so much, as he indicated, you know, the absolute levels of growth but the direction and the kind of growth, creating a strong stable middle class in china that can consume not just chinese products but, increasingly, exports from the united states and other countries will be an essential feature in the overall rebalancing that needs to take place in the asia and pacific region. >> let me just a